Solve the problem.Standing 16 feet from a streetlight, a 7-foot-tall tree casts a 4-foot shadow. How tall is the streetlight?

A. 35 ft
B. 42 ft
C. 28 ft
D. 21 ft


Answer: A

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A. $4,278.48, $1,000.61 B. $2,139.24, $1,000.61 C. $2,139.24, $500.31 D. $4,178.48, $900.61

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Solve.An airplane travels 400 miles against the wind in 4 hours, and makes the return trip with the same wind in 2 hours. Find the speed of the wind.

A. 200 mph B. 100 mph C. 50 mph D. 150 mph

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Simplify. Combine like terms if possible.-9z - (-5z)

A. -14z B. -4z C. 4z D. -4z2

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Classify the absolute value inequality as ? Having a single interval containing its solutions, but not the entire set of real numbers? Having the union of two disjoint intervals containing its solutions? Being a contradiction with no solution? Being an identity with the set of all real numbers as its solution set - 11 ? 7

A. identity B. union of two intervals C. single interval D. contradiction

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